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When you login to DMPMelbourne you will be directed to the 'My plans' page. From here you can edit, share, export or delete any of your plans. You will also see plans that have been shared with you by others.

Create a plan

To create a plan, click the 'Create plan' button from the 'My plans' page or the top menu. Select options from the drop-down menus and tickboxes to determine what questions and guidance you should be presented with. Confirm your selection by clicking 'Yes, create plan'

Write your plan

The tabbed interface allows you to navigate through different functions when editing your plan.

  • 'Plan details' includes basic administrative details, tells you what sets of questions and guidance your plan is based on and gives you an overview to the questions that you will be asked.
  • The following tab(s) present the questions to answer. There may be more than one tab if your funder or university asks different sets of questions at different stages e.g. at grant application and post-award.
  • The 'Share' tab allows you to invite others to read or contribute to your plan.
  • The 'Export' tab allows you to download your plan in various formats. This may be useful if you need to submit your plan as part of a grant application.

When viewing any of the question tabs, you will see the different sections of your plan displayed. Click into these in turn to answer the questions. You can format your responses using the text editing buttons.

Guidance is displayed in the right-hand panel. Click the '+' symbol to view this.

Remember to 'save' your responses before moving on.

Share plans

Insert the email address of any collaborators you would like to invite to read or edit your plan. Set the level of permissions you would like to grant them via the drop-down options and click to 'Add collaborator'

Export plans

From here you can download your plan in various formats. This may be useful if you need to submit your plan as part of a grant application. Choose what format you would like to view/download your plan in and click to export. When you login to DMPMelbourne you will be directed to the 'My plans' page. From here you can edit, share, export or delete any of your plans. You will also see plans that have been shared with you by others.

Useful resources on Data Management Planning

Example Data Management Plans

  • Technical plan submitted to the AHRC [PDF, 7 pages]
    A DMP submitted by a researcher from the University of Bristol, also including comments from the reviewers
  • Two social science DMPs [PDF, 7 pages]
    Example plans from researchers at the University of Leeds, shared as part of the Leeds RoaDMaP training materials
  • Health sciences DMP [PDF, 11 pages]
    Example DMP produced by the DATUM for Health RDM training project
  • Psychology DMP [PDF, 11 pages]
    A very detailed, fictional psychology DMP produced by the DMTpsych RDM training project, based on a seminal psychology experiment
  • UCSD Example Data Management Plans [webpage]
    Over 20 example plans submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the United States by academics at UC San Diego
  • Colorado School of Mines examples [webpage]
    A variety of US example DMPs from Mines and elsewhere
  • NSF data management plans [webpage]
    5 DMPs submitted to the NSF, shared by the DataOne initiative
  • Biology and chemistry DMPs [webpage]
    Three example DMPs from the USA shared by NECDMC, an instructional tool for teaching RDM to undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in the health sciences, sciences and engineering.

Useful guides on Research Data Management in general